She says her son left a party in Kalihi early Wednesday morning. He was a passenger in a car headed west on Moanalua Freeway, when three vehicles pulled up alongside. Police say a passenger in one of them donned a mask, and fired at least four shots.

Patacsil was called to the hospital at about 2 am. She says doctors performed emergency surgery to remove a bullet lodged near the teenager's spine.

"I feel bad because what happened with my son," she said.

Investigators don't believe this was a random shooting.

With the gunman still on the loose, Patacsil says she's unable to sleep, still afraid for her child's safety.

"I have to go sleep already. I don't feel good right now," she said. "I hope they catch the person who did to my son that one."

Investigators are looking into whether there's a connection between this shooting and one that happened earlier this month. If you have any information that could help, call Honolulu police.

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